Sony has released new screenshots for The Last Guardian, Team Ico's eagerly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive. The images show the game's main character, a young boy who seems to be trying to escape his captives, and his bird-like companion Toriko.

Like Ico and Shadow of the Colossus before it, The Last Guardian is all about the relationship between these two characters, and we get to see them teaming up to explore a dungeon-like location, navigate a chasm, and play a bit of hide and seek.

"Lots of people are waiting," he said. "I expect people will enjoy it when it comes out."

Director Fumito Ueda, meanwhile, said he's working hard to ensure that The Last Guardian stays true to his original vision.

"For me, what's most important is that I am creating and completing this game in the way that I envisioned it," he said. "And from a player's perspective, myself, too, how I want the player to experience this world. So as long as that stays true, then I think that's all I really need to do."